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Direction
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) The pointing of a piece with reference to an imaginary vertical axis; - distinguished from elevation. The direction is given when the plane of sight passes through the object.
(2):
(n.) The body of managers of a corporation or enterprise; board of directors.
(3):
(n.) The line or course upon which anything is moving or aimed to move, or in which anything is lying or pointing; aim; line or point of tendency; direct line or course; as, the ship sailed in a southeasterly direction.
(4):
(n.) The name and residence of a person to whom any thing is sent, written upon the thing sent; superscription; address; as, the direction of a letter.
(5):
(n.) That which is imposed by directing; a guiding or authoritative instruction; prescription; order; command; as, he grave directions to the servants.
(6):
(n.) The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or ordering; guidance; management; superintendence; administration; as, the direction o/ public affairs or of a bank.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Direction'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/direction.html. 1828.
